The dots and squiggles are a difficult one and the easy way is to ask a linguist if you can find one, because they are used differently for different languages very often. For the theory I read Sapir's 'Language" when I was an undergraduate and before I ever became a linguist and found it facinating and informative. I think the dots and squiggles shouldn't be too much of a problem with Wazhazhe, because as i remember it the sound system isn't too complicated.<br>Best of luck<br>Bruce<br><br><b><i>Clark Batson <clarkbatson@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> As a native person learning his native language, wazhazhe, that knows <br>nothing about linguistics and is totally confused by all the "dots and <br>squiggles" linguists seem to love so much. If some of you could offer <br>suggestions about how a native person would go about learning the basics of
<br>linguistic theory and practice and all the symbols and technical jargon that <br>goes along with it or a good book to read about it it would be appreciated.<br><br>Clark Batson<br><br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Find what you need at prices you’ll love. Compare products and save at MSN® <br>Shopping. <br>http://shopping.msn.com/default/shp/?ptnrid=37,ptnrdata=24102&tcode=T001MSN20A0701<br><br></blockquote><br><p>
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